to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
marking; grading; scoring
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
within; inside of; less than
guardian; protector; patron; parent
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
answering machine; answerphone
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?